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Close this windowCity of Heroes: Beginner’s Guide to the Mission Architect Pt. 1 - Page 2
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Numerous Architect Entertainment locations can be found throughout Paragon City and the Rogue Isles. |
Rating
Stories
The Star System: As you play through stories created by others, you’ll get the chance to rate the story from 1-5 stars. If you rate the content well, the creator will gain Architect Tickets which are useful for unlocking even more mission customization options.
Comments: You can also leave a comment to the creator of the story you’re on, telling what you liked or giving some feedback on areas you would like to see them improve upon in future iterations of the same mission arc or with any future arcs the same player might choose to publish.
- Tip: While you can only publish 3 arcs to the AE database at any given time, you can create as many missions as you’d like allowing you to swap out new missions for old ones etc. This also allows you to tweak a previously published arc and adjust things based on some of the feedback you may obtain through user comments.
Hall of Fame: Arcs that become very popular among the community will earn the “Hall of Fame” rank. Hall of Fame stories get permanently stored on the Arc Server and free up one of the three story slots for the person who created it.
Developer’s Choice: Dev Choice stories are stories that the developers hand pick as the best of the best. As with Hall of Fame stories, Dev Choice stories also get permanently stored on the Arc Server, freeing up one of the three story slots for the creator in the process.
- Tip: While you may be tempted to create missions for the sole purpose of an easy way to farm tickets, it’s likely that Hall of Fame and Dev Choice stories will be selected more for their creativity and awesome use of the toolset.
Flagging
Inappropriate Stories
Flagging Content: Stories that have inappropriate content can be flagged for AE’s Customer Service team to investigate. You can flag content by hitting the ‘Architect Options’ button in your compass window. At the bottom of the window you’ll find a big red button that says ‘Report for Content’. Hitting this button will open up another window allowing you to give more detail regarding the story.
Reporting options include Inappropriate Content, Copyright Infringement and Broken or Bugged Missions. Once one of these options is selected, players are asked to provide some details about the mission. If the same mission gets flagged repeatedly for inappropriate content there is a chance the story will get pulled from the server to be investigated further. The mission creator will be informed of this upon their next login, and will be able to read any complaints left about the story in question.
- Tip: Rather than getting too detailed on the steps taken against repeat offenders, I’d simply mention here that inappropriate content can eventually lead to a warning from customer service, or potentially even getting banned from Paragon City and the Rogue Isles entirely. So long as you’re creating content that’s appropriate though, the system is extremely rewarding for all involved parties. Speaking of rewards…
Architect
Rewards
Creator Rewards: Those who make stories for Mission Architect will receive Tickets based off of player approval. The higher a story is rated the more tickets the player will gain.
Player Rewards: Those who choose to play others stories in ME will earn equivalent experience and rewards as if they were adventuring outside of this simulated environment. The key difference is that players will gain Tickets instead of random drops. These tickets can be redeemed at a local ticket vendor for Enhancements, Inspirations, Salvage, Recipes and more.
- Tip: When you complete a mission, you gain bonus tickets equal to the amount of tickets you collected throughout the course of your mission. This bonus will increase for each mission in a given Story Arc.
Badges: While playing in ME you can earn Architect specific badges. There are a number of badges for playing in both Test mode as well as playing Published content. However, the only other badges besides Architect badges that can be earned while in Architect are the badges that are granted for earning a certain amount of badges.
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